Awards
1957 Nobel Prize Winner
Synopses & Reviews
One of the most influential works of this century,
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existential thought. Influenced by works such as
Don Juan, and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide" the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existience, and the possibility of a life lived with dignity and authenticity.
Review:
"Camus's scupulous logic and aphoristic style create a kind of poetry of thought." The Nation
Review:
"[Camus] is surely the most gifted, artistically, of the writers who emerged as Paris Mandarins after the war." Atlantic
About the Author
Born in Algeria in 1913, Albert Camus published
The Stranger — now one of the most widely read novels of this century — in 1942. Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident.
Table of Contents
The myth of Sisyphus — Summer in Algiers — The minotaur, or, The stop in Oran — Helen's exile — Return to Tipasa — The artist and his time.
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